Beaufort- Port Royal firefighters received a call from a YMCA employee who found the gator swimming in their pool.

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Firefighters used a lifeguard rescue hook to bring the alligator to the surface. They called in Clifton Boatright with Tracks Wildlife Control for assistance.

"Once I got here, I had my noose grabbers and they were able to pull him up close to the surface. I was able to put the noose around him and just pull him on out," Boatright said.

They released the gator back into the marsh by the YMCA. Boatright says if a gator is deemed to be a nuisance, then they will be euthanized. He said that decision is ultimately up to the Department of Natural Resources.

Boatright said he's had three or four nuisance alligator calls this year. He wants to remind people not to feed alligators because that will attract them to humans.